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Ultramaroon · 12-01-2021, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Same with my Dad.

79 is my new goal. My dad made it a couple weeks into 56. Live every day blah blah blah...

NoHaveMSG · 12-01-2021, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Clipdat

New topic: make fun of me for buying a $450 alcantara-wrapped steering wheel.

https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...steering-wheel

I’ve got no room to talk about purchases.

humfrz · 12-01-2021, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

My lotus battery quit today. Last day for my smog check. I hate little batteries. Fucker was even on a trickle.

Can't find a new one. Backordered everywhere.

I suggest you take it out of the car, add distilled water, clean the battery posts then place it on a stump in a clearing on a sunny day, for 6 hours, then put it back into the car.

Betcha it will start the car -

Iffen that don't work, Bubba says to put two of these in it (hooked in series).

Sapphireho · 12-01-2021, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

I suggest you take it out of the car, add distilled water, clean the battery posts then place it on a stump in a clearing on a sunny day, for 6 hours, then put it back into the car.

Betcha it will start the car -

Iffen that don't work, Bubba says to put two of these in it (hooked in series).

Can't add water. Battery is one of these. They are $200 a pop. I believe I have the stock hardware to ditch the light weight battery and go to the stock BCI group 26R battery. Isn't that the same as the twins?

Only problem is the extra weight in the rear will no doubt send me spinning.

humfrz · 12-01-2021, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Can't add water. Battery is one of these. They are $200 a pop. I believe I have the stock hardware to ditch the light weight battery and go to the stock BCI group 26R battery. Isn't that the same as the twins?

Only problem is the extra weight in the rear will no doubt send me spinning.

Not to worry, the extra weight you gained over Thanksgiving should offset it -

spike021 · 12-01-2021, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

79 is my new goal. My dad made it a couple weeks into 56. Live every day blah blah blah...

I hope my parents can make it at least till 79. I think my mom's parents were around that age when they died.

My grandparents on my dad's side lived till late 80's (grandpa was.. 95ish? when he passed earlier this year, I'm terrible for not remembering his exact age).

NoHaveMSG · 12-01-2021, 03:11 PM

A lot bigger then I was expecting. At least it’s on my maturity and reading level. Everyone in the office has gotten a kick out of it. Thanks for the suggestion @ScoobsMcGee

Stephen W. · 12-01-2021, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

79 is my new goal. My dad made it a couple weeks into 56. Live every day blah blah blah...

If I open my eyes in the morning then I set a new goal to repeat it the next day. So far it's working.

My father's youngest brother passed in his mid 50's (heart). Their twin sisters passed within a couple of years of each other in their mid to late 60's. My father (heart) and oldest brother (cancer) both passed nearing the end of their 69th year. My sister passed at 80 (heart) and our mother at 91 (twisted bowel). Just one brother age 77 and myself age 67 left. I've had operations for colon cancer and two forms of skin cancer plus, triple by-pass surgery.
Every day is gift!

cjd · 12-01-2021, 04:56 PM

My family is all over the place when it comes to the time to die. But among non-smokers it's a question of whether cancer finds you - with a few other oddities thrown in. No consistency, which is both good and maybe less good? 90 is not uncommon. Plenty break 100. Yet a handful failing to reach 70 and 80.
I'm on the "ahh, good morning. I made it another day." already. Glad to be here. Not sure WHY I'm here, but maybe I'll figure it out tomorrow. Theoretically I have quite a few tomorrow's. Parents just hitting 70 (or about to.)

Spuds · 12-01-2021, 11:38 PM

Saw a gen2 BRZ in person for the first time today. It was on a truck on I-95 heading north through South Carolina.

Spuds · 12-01-2021, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Not to worry, the extra weight you gained over Thanksgiving should offset it -

Ugh, I regained all 15 pounds I lost this summer in a week at my parents...

Spuds · 12-01-2021, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by spike021

I hope my parents can make it at least till 79. I think my mom's parents were around that age when they died.

My grandparents on my dad's side lived till late 80's (grandpa was.. 95ish? when he passed earlier this year, I'm terrible for not remembering his exact age).

My great grandma was 102 in pretty good physical health when she decided to stop eating one day. Both grandfather's are 90+ and still kicking. In one case, literally.

humfrz · 12-02-2021, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

Ugh, I regained all 15 pounds I lost this summer in a week at my parents...

Just think, if you still lived at home with your parents, how much you would weigh by now -

humfrz · 12-02-2021, 02:27 PM

This:

12-01-2021, 03:11 PM	#81935
NoHaveMSG Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Drives: Crapcan Location: Oregon Posts: 11,613 Thanks: 18,894 Thanked 16,900 Times in 7,691 Posts Mentioned: 112 Post(s)	A lot bigger then I was expecting. At least it’s on my maturity and reading level. Everyone in the office has gotten a kick out of it. Thanks for the suggestion @ScoobsMcGee __________________ "Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward." -Oscar Wilde. Last edited by NoHaveMSG; 12-01-2021 at 09:57 PM.

12-01-2021, 04:56 PM	#81937
cjd Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2017 BRZ Location: Chicago Posts: 3,291 Thanks: 1,260 Thanked 2,933 Times in 1,716 Posts Mentioned: 58 Post(s)	My family is all over the place when it comes to the time to die. But among non-smokers it's a question of whether cancer finds you - with a few other oddities thrown in. No consistency, which is both good and maybe less good? 90 is not uncommon. Plenty break 100. Yet a handful failing to reach 70 and 80. I'm on the "ahh, good morning. I made it another day." already. Glad to be here. Not sure WHY I'm here, but maybe I'll figure it out tomorrow. Theoretically I have quite a few tomorrow's. Parents just hitting 70 (or about to.) __________________ Second chance build... or whatever it is.

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